Store-pedestal.



J. H. MORIN. STORE PEDESTAL.

APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 20, 1913.

- Patented June -16, 1914.

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rrnn STATES JOSEPH I'I. MORIN, OF NASI-IUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

STORE-PEDESTAL.

Specification of Letters Iatent. Application filed August 20, 1913.

Patented June 16, 1914. Serial No. 785,772.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH I-I. MORIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at 115 East Hollis street, Nashua, in the county of Hillsboro and State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful 1m: provements in Store-Pedestals; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to store furniture, and contemplates a construction of an article of furniture which is adapted to hold scales, meat choppers, slicers, or other apparatus used in stores or markets, and which is provided with slides adapted to be pulled out to afford a rest for wrapping bundles, and which also is provided with means for holding and cutting rolls of wrapping paper, and means for holding balls of twine.

By the use of my invention, considerable time, energy, and space is saved, Whereas in the old method, the scales, meat choppers, and so forth, are oftentimes placed at a considerable distance from the rolls of wrapping paper and it was often the case that the store counter was obstructed by said scales, paper rolls, and so forth.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views, and in which,

Figure 1, represents a perspective view of the assembled article of furniture. Fig. 2, represents a vertical longitudinal sectional view therethrough. Fig. 8, represents a transverse sectional view on the line 83 of Fig. 2, and looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 4, represents a detail perspective view of one of the combined roll and cutter holders. Fig. 5, represents a detail perspective view of one corner of the stand top, and, Fig. 6, represents a detail perspective view of one end of the cutter blade.

In carrying out the preferred embodiment of my invention, 1 provide a post 1, adapted to be secured to the floor by means of a socket 2, a stand top 3, which is rectangular in form being screwed on to the top of post 1, by means of a threaded socket 4, but it will be understood that if so desired, the top 3, may be supported by legs without departing from. the spirit of the invention.

The longitudinal edges of top 3, are bent upon themselves as at 5, and then bent upwardly to form flanges 6, said flanges serving to position on said top a rectangular frame 7, through the opposite end walls 8, of which extend draw boards 9, provided with finger holds 10. Four parallel longitudinal guide bars 11, are secured in end walls 8, and extend longitudinally of frame 7, and the draw boards 9, are provided with eyes 12, which embrace said guide bars for guiding said draw boards thereon. A pair of the guide bars are positioned near each of the longitudinal bars of frame 7, one

above the other, and one draw board is guided on the lower pair, while the other board is guided on the upper pair. To limit the inward movement of the draw boards, collars 13, are secured on the guide bars. A rectangular cover 14, having longitudinal edges bent under and turned down to form flanges 15, is positioned on top of frame 7, by means of said flanges, and scales or meat choppers, or slicers, and so forth, (not shown), may be placed on the cover 14. Near opposite ends of the lateral edges of the top 3, said top is split and bent downwardly to form converging ears 16, and said ears are adapted to receive substantially wedge shaped shoes 17, which are rounded at their inner ends as at 18, and on which are formed depending shanks 19, guide members 20, being formed on the lower ends of said shanks and extending at an angle thereto. The ears 16, and shoes 17, have their under faces notched and a keeper 21, is secured to the under side of top 8, near each pair of ears, said keeper comprising a resillent wire adapted to normally rest in the notches in the ears and shoes to prevent withdrawal of said shoes from the ears. The tops of shoes 17, rest against the under side of the longitudinal bars of frame 7, so that they cannot be displaced from ears 16, except by lowering eepers 21, and withdrawing said shoes.

Formed longitudinally of each guide member 20, is a slot 22, adapted to guide a cutter bar 28, said cutter bar provided at each end with a round pin 24, and a rectangular guide lug 25, said cutter bar adapted to be inserted in said slots by means of a recess 26, cut in guide members 20, near the upper end of slots 22, said pins 24:, adapted to first enter said slots through said recess, and to act as pivots while guide lugs 25, are being passed through said recess. Stub shafts 31, project at right angles from the lower enlarged ends of guide members 20, said shafts adapted to support rolls of wrapping paper 27 upon the top of which cutter bar 23, is adapted to rest by gravity, it being evident that as the rolls decrease in size, the mutter bar will gradually slide downward in slots 22, so that cutter bars 23, will always rest against the top of rolls 27. A rod 28, is secured centrally in an opening in post 1, and has its opposite ends slightly bent downwardly, said ends lying in parallel relation with rolls 27, and bent upwardly to form supports for balls of twine 29, the ends of said twine adapted to extend through loops 80, formed at the free ends of keeper 21, so that said twine may be in a handy position with relation to the draw boards and rolls. The upper ends of guide members 20, are rounded off and may be used as handles for lifting the stand when it is desired to move the same from place to place.

It will be seen that by this construction, I have provided a stand embodying means for supporting articles of furniture, and means for wrapping bundles, at the same time requiring very little space and one which will afford by its use, a great saving of time and energy.

Although I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention, I may desire to make such changes in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as do not depart from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is:

In combination, a support, a pair of cars depending from said support, shoes removably secured between said ears, roll holders formed on said shoes, said ears and shoes being formed with notches in their under edges, and resilient wires secured to said support and normally engaging in said notches to prevent displacement of said shoes.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH H. MORIN.

Vitnesses:

BERNADELL BOUGHER, MARIE ANNE BEAULIM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

